Hydrolytically stable zwitterionic chromatographic materials

ABSTRACT

In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to chromatographic materials that comprise (a) a bulk material and (b) a zwitterionic polymer covalently linked to a surface of the bulk material, in which the zwitterionic polymer comprises one or more monomer residues that comprise an amide or urea moiety, a positively charged moiety, and a negatively charged moiety. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to chromatographic separation devices that comprise such chromatographic materials, to chromatographic methods that employ such chromatographic separation devices, and to kits that contain (i) such chromatographic materials and (ii) one or more chromatographic devices for containing such materials.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. ProvisionalApplication Ser. No. 63/181,714, filed Apr. 29, 2021, and entitled“Hydrolytically Stable Zwitterionic Chromatographic Materials.” Theforegoing application is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure is directed to zwitterionic chromatographicmaterials and their use in liquid chromatography, including liquidchromatography/mass spectroscopy applications.

BACKGROUND

Chromatographic columns containing zwitterionic stationary phases areused to separate polar analytes via liquid chromatography (LC), andparticularly via hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC),due to their ability to provide increased analyte retention. Thesestationary phases have surface zwitterions, which comprise positivelyand negatively charged moieties in offsetting numbers, such that thereis no net charge associated with the stationary phases. A commondrawback of these commercially available columns is that the stationaryphases bleed particular species during LC that are easily detectable inmass spectroscopy (MS). This stationary phase bleed makes it difficultto identify analytes of similar mass and decreases overall sensitivity,making accurate quantification challenging and detection of compounds inlow concentrations problematic. Another common complaint associated withzwitterionic phases is that stationary phase bleed can lead toirreproducible chromatographic results over time.

The present inventors hypothesized that stationary phase bleedassociated with commercially available columns is at least partially dueto hydrolyzed zwitterionic monomer residues that are released from thesurface of the stationary phase of commercially available LC columns,which may be due to hydrolysis of zwitterionic polymers attached to thestationary phase material or hydrolysis of zwitterionic monomers thatmay be adsorbed to and/or entrapped in the stationary phase material.The stationary phase bleed, which is evident at 212 m/z+ during positivemode MS and correlates to a portion of a zwitterionic monomer residuethat has been cleaved at an ester moiety, which is a hydrolyticallyunstable functional group present in commercially available zwitterionicphases.

SUMMARY

In the present disclosure, a novel chromatographic material is providedthat includes a bulk material and a covalently linked zwitterionicpolymer comprising one or more zwitterionic monomer residues in whichthe zwitterionic monomer residues do not contain hydrolytically unstableester moieties. Instead, in the chromatographic materials of the presentdisclosure comprise monomer residues that contain moieties havingimproved hydrolytic stability relative to ester moieties, such as alkyl,amide and urea moieties, among others. As detailed in the Examplesbelow, using this strategy in conjunction with an amide linkage, thepresent inventors were able to eliminate stationary phase bleed observedat 212 m/z+ and to reduce overall stationary phase bleed as well.

As used herein a monomer “residue” can refer to the residual portion ofa monomer that is covalently incorporated by polymerization and/or to aresidual unreacted monomer that remains associated with achromatographic material due to, for example, adsorption and/orentrapment.

As used herein stationary phase “bleed” is defined as chemical speciesthat are removed from the stationary phase during chromatographicseparation processes that precede further analysis, including massspectroscopy analysis

In certain embodiments, to further increase stability, novelchromatographic materials are provided in which the bulk material towhich the zwitterionic polymer is bonded is a hybrid inorganic-organicbulk material, which provides improved stability over a wide pH rangewhen compared with silica bulk material and which affords increasedrigidity and efficiency when compared to polymer based particles.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, chromatographicmaterials are provided, which comprise (a) a bulk material and (b) azwitterionic polymer that comprises one or more zwitterionic monomerresidues covalently linked to a surface of the bulk material, in whichthe zwitterionic monomer residues comprise an amide or urea moiety, apositively charged moiety and a negatively charged moiety.

In some embodiments, the amide or urea moiety, the positively chargedmoiety and the negatively charged moiety are separated from one anotherby C₁-C₁₂ alkyl groups.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the positively charged moiety is aquaternary ammonium moiety and the negatively charged moiety is asurface moiety, a sulfonate moiety, a or a phosphate moiety.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the zwitterionic polymer comprises one ormore zwitterionic monomer residues that comprise a sulfobetaine moietycontaining an amide linkage or a urea linkage.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the zwitterionic polymer comprises one ormore di-C₁-C₅-alkyl(methacryloylamino-C₁-C₁₂-alkyl) ammoniumC₁-C₁₂-alkane sulfonate residues. In certain of these embodiments, thezwitterionic polymer comprises one or moredimethyl(methacryloylaminopropyl) ammonium propane sulfonate residues.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the one or more zwitterionic monomerresidues of the zwitterionic polymer is covalently linked to the surfaceof the bulk material through a residue of an organosilane monomer thatis able to participate in radical polymerization and form thezwitterionic polymer.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the zwitterionic species that compriseone or more zwitterionic monomer residues is covalently linked to thesurface of the bulk material through a residue of analkenyl-functionalized organosilane monomer. In certain of theseembodiments, the alkenyl-functionalized organosilane monomer may beselected from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MAPTMOS),methacryloxypropyltrichlorosilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane,vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES), vinyltrimethoxy silane,N-(3-acryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane,(3-acryloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane,O-(methacryloxyethyl)-N-(triethoxysilylpropyl)urethane, N-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-3-aminopropyltricthoxysilane,methacryloxymethyltriethoxysilane, methacryloxymethyltrimethoxysilane,methacryloxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane,methacryloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane,methacryloxypropyltris(methoxyethoxy)silane, or3-(N-styrylmethyl-2-aminoethylamino)propyltrimethoxysilanehydrochloride, among others.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the bulk material is a porous or asuperficially porous material. In certain of these embodiments, theporous or superficially porous material has a surface pore size rangingfrom 45 to 3000 Å.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the bulk material is a monolithicmaterial or a particulate material Wherein the bulk material is aparticulate material, the particulate material may have a particle sizeranging from 0.3 to 100 μm, among other values.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the chromatographic material is stableover a pH ranging from 2 to 11.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the bulk material comprises an inorganicmaterial, a hybrid inorganic-organic material, an organic polymericmaterial, or a combination thereof.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the bulk material comprises aninorganic-organic hybrid material that comprises a network of (a)silicon atoms having four silicon-oxygen bonds and (b) silicon atomshaving one or more silicon-oxygen bonds and one or more silicon-carbonbonds. In certain of these embodiments, the bulk material may comprise asubstituted or unsubstituted alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene or arylenemoiety bridging two or more silicon atoms, for example, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₈ alkylene, C₁-C₈ alkenylene, C₁-C₈ alkynylene orC₁-C₈ arylene moiety bridging two or more silicon atoms.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the bulk material may be formed byhydrolytically condensing (a) one or more silane compounds of theformula SiZ₁Z₂Z₃Z₄, where Z₁, Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄ are independently selectedfrom Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and C₁-C₄ alkyl,although at most three of Z₁, Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄ can be C₁-C₄ alkyl, and/or(b) one or more compounds of the formula SiZ₄Z₅Z₆—R SiZ₇Z₈Z₉, where Z₄,Z₅ and Z₆ are independently selected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄alkylamino, and C₁-C₄ alkyl, although at most two of Z₄, Z₅ and Z₆ canbe C₁-C₄ alkyl, Z₇, Z₈ and Z₉ are independently selected from Cl, Br, I,C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and C₁-C₄ alkyl, although at most two ofZ₇, Z₈ and Z₉ can be C₁-C₄ alkyl and where R is C₁-C₄ alkyl.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the bulk material may comprise an organicpolymer. In certain of these embodiments, the organic polymer maycomprise a residue of a hydrophobic organic monomer and a residue of ahydrophilic organic monomer.

In some embodiments which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the zwitterionic polymer furthercomprises weak cation exchange groups or weak anion exchange groups. Incertain of these embodiments, the weak cation exchange groups maycomprise carboxyl groups and the weak anion exchange groups may compriseprimary, secondary or tertiary amine groups.

Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to chromatographicseparation devices that comprises a chromatographic material inaccordance with any of the above aspects and embodiments. Examples ofchromatographic separation devices include, for instance, columns.

Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to chromatographicmethods comprising: (a) loading a sample onto a chromatographicseparation device comprising a chromatographic material in accordancewith any of the above aspects and embodiments and (b) eluting adsorbedspecies from the chromatographic material with a fluid phase to form aneluent.

In some embodiments, the fluid phase may comprise water, an organicsolvent, or a combination of water and organic solvent. In certain ofthese embodiments, the mobile phase may comprise water and an aproticorganic solvent that is miscible with water.

In some embodiments, which can be used in conjunction with any of theabove aspects and embodiments, the chromatographic method is selectedfrom a hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) method, a sizeexclusion chromatography (SEC) method, a reverse phase (RP)chromatography method, an ion exchange chromatography method, or amultimode chromatography method, among others.

Still other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to kits thatcomprise (a) a chromatographic material in accordance with any of theabove aspects and embodiments and (b) a chromatographic device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of amide DMAPS polymerization onto anethylene bridged hybrid (BEH) particle through a surface-boundmethacrylate intermediate.

FIG. 2A shows a base peak intensity (BPI) chromatogram for a blankcolumn with no packing.

FIG. 2B shows a base peak intensity (BPI) chromatogram for a columnpacked with 3.6 μm Amide polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 2C shows a base peak intensity (BPI) chromatogram for a columnpacked with 3.6 μm Ester polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 2D shows a base peak intensity (BPI) chromatogram for acommercially available 5 μm Zwitterionic column.

FIG. 2E shows spectra taken at specified time intervals for a blankcolumn with no packing.

FIG. 2F shows spectra taken at specified time intervals for a columnpacked with 3.6 μm Amide polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 2G shows spectra taken at specified time intervals for a columnpacked with 3.6 μm Ester polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 2H shows spectra taken at specified time intervals for acommercially available 5 μm Zwitterionic column. The axes of FIGS. 2E-2Hbeing linked at 2.19e7.

FIG. 3A shows an extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) at 212 m/z for acolumn packed with 3.6 μm Amide polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 3B shows an extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) at 212 m/z for acolumn packed with 3.6 μm Ester polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 3C shows an extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) at 212 m/z for acommercially available column packed with 5 μmzwitterionic-polymer-functionalized polymeric particles. The axes ofFIGS. 3A-3C are linked at 2.30e5 (i.e., normalized).

FIG. 3D shows an extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) at 224 m/z for acolumn packed with 3.6 μm Amide polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 3E shows an extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) at 224 m/z for a acolumn packed with 3.6 μm Ester polyDMAPS functionalized BEH.

FIG. 3F shows an extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) at 224 m/z for acommercially available column packed with 5 μmzwitterionic-polymer-functionalized polymeric particles. The axes ofFIGS. 3D-3F are linked at 2.30e5 (i.e., normalized).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In various aspects, the present disclosure is directed to achromatographic material that comprises (a) a bulk material and (b) azwitterionic polymer that comprises one or more zwitterionic monomerresidues covalently linked to a surface of the bulk material. Thezwitterionic monomer residues are residues of a zwitterionic monomerthat contains two charged moieties, a positively charged moiety and anegatively charged moiety, which form a zwitterion. In some embodiments,the zwitterionic species may contain, on average, 1-20 zwitterionicmonomer residues, 1-10 zwitterionic monomer residues, 1-6 zwitterionicmonomer residues, 1-3 zwitterionic monomer residues, or 1-2 zwitterionicmonomer residues.

In various embodiments, the zwitterionic polymer that comprises one ormore zwitterionic monomer residues is covalently linked to the surfaceof the bulk material via a radically polymerizable unsaturated moietysuch as an ethylenyl moiety, a vinyl moiety, a methacryloxy moiety, oran acryloxy moiety, among others, that is present at the surface of thebulk material and is able to participate in radical polymerization ofone or more zwitterionic monomers (e.g., zwitterionic monomers havingradically polymerizable unsaturated functional group), thereby formingthe zwitterionic polymer. For example, in some embodiments, thezwitterionic polymer is covalently linked to the surface of the bulkmaterial through a residue of an organosilane monomer (e.g., analkenyl-functionalized organosilane monomer) that enables radicalpolymerization of one or more zwitterionic monomers to proceed at thesurface of the bulk material, thereby forming the covalently linkedzwitterionic polymer. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of thezwitterionic monomer residues to the organosilane monomer residues mayrange from 0.5 to 20, for example, ranging from 0.5 to 0.75 to 1.0 to1.5 to 2 to 5 to 10 to 15 to 20. Such polymerization reactions may beconducted under conditions known in the radical polymerization art.

In various embodiments, the positively charged moiety of the zwitterionis a weak anion-exchange moiety such as a primary, secondary or tertiaryamine moiety or a strong anion-exchange moiety such as a quaternaryamine moiety. In certain of these embodiments, the positively chargedmoiety may be an acyclic quaternary amine or a cyclic quaternary aminemoiety such as a pyridinium moiety or a quinolinium moiety.

In various embodiments, the negatively charged moiety of the zwitterionis a weak cation-exchange moiety such as a carboxylate moiety or astrong cation-exchange moiety such as a sulfonate moiety or a phosphatemoiety.

In various embodiments, the positively charged moiety is separated fromthe negatively charged moiety within the zwitterionic monomer residue bya C₁-C₁₂ alkyl group, more typically, a C₂-C₅ alkyl group and, in somespecific embodiments, a C₃ alkyl group.

In various embodiments, the zwitterion of the zwitterionic monomerresidue is (a) directly connected to the carbon backbone of thezwitterionic polymer (e.g., a nitrogen atom of a tertiary or quaternaryamine directly linked to the carbon backbone), (b) linked to the carbonbackbone of the zwitterionic polymer through a C₁-C₁₂ alkyl group, moreparticularly, through a C₂-C₅ alkyl group, (c) linked to the carbonbackbone of the zwitterionic polymer through an amide group, forinstance, through a C₁-C₁₂ alkyl amide group, more particularly, througha C₂-C₅ alkyl amide group, where the alkyl group may be attached to thecarbon backbone (and the amide group may be located in the middle or atthe end of the alkyl group) or wherein the amide group may be attachedto the carbon backbone and/or (d) linked to the carbon backbone of thezwitterionic polymer through a urea group, for instance, through aC₁-C₁₂ alkyl urea group, more particularly, through a C₂-C₅ alkyl ureagroup. In some embodiments, the zwitterion of the zwitterionic monomerresidue may be oriented such that the positively charged moiety of thezwitterion is closest to the carbon backbone of the zwitterionicpolymer. In some embodiments, the zwitterion of the zwitterionic monomerresidue may be oriented such that the negatively charged moiety of thezwitterion is closest to the carbon backbone of the zwitterionicpolymer.

In various embodiments, the surface concentration of the zwitterionicmonomer residues ranges from 0.5 μmol/m² to 40 μmol/m², for example,ranging from 0.5 μmol/m² to 1 μmol/m² to 2 μmol/m² to 5 μmol/m² to 10μmol/m² to 20 μmol/m² to 40 μmol/m² (i.e., ranging between any two ofthese values).

Examples of radically polymerizable zwitterionic monomers that that maybe used to form the zwitterionic polymers of the present disclosure maybe selected from suitable monomers found in Table 1.

TABLE 1 ID # Zwitterionic Monomer Name CAS Linkage Z2Dimethyl(methacryloyloxyethyl) ammonium propane 3637-26-1 estersulfonate (comparative) Z1 Dimethyl(methacryloylaminopropyl) ammonium5205-95-8 amide propane sulfonate Z3 3-[(3- 79704-35-1 amideAcrylamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]propanoate Z4 4-[(3- 83623-32-9 amideMethacrylamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]butane-1- sulfonate Z53-[(3-Acrylamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]propane- 80293-60-3 amide1-sulfonate Z6 1-(3-Sulfopropyl)-2-Vinylpyridinium Betaine 6613-64-5alkyl Z7 Pyridinium, 2-ethenyl-1-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-,2227174-63-0 alkyl inner salt Z8 Pyridinium,2-(2-phenylethenyl)-1-(3-sulfopropyl)-, 62408-61-1 alkyl inner salt Z9Quinolinium, 2-(2-phenylethenyl)-1-(3-sulfopropyl)-, 1107014-34-5 alkylinner salt Z10 Pyridinium, 2-[(1E)-2-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]-742068-58-2 alkyl 1-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z11 Pyridinium,2-[2-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]- 220681-79-8 alkyl1-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z12 Pyridinium,2-[(1E)-2-[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]- 861691-59-0 alkyl1-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z13 1-Propanaminium,2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(2- 92206-99-0 amidemethyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z141-Propanaminium, N,N-diethyl-2-hydroxy-N-[3-[(2- 92207-00-6 amidemethyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z151-Propanaminium, 3-azido-N-methyl-N-[3-[(2- 2020388-97-8 amidemethyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-N-(3- sulfopropyl)-, inner saltZ16 5-Hexen-1-aminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 2239348-79-7 alkyl(methylamino)propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z17 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1-oxo-3- 2379974-51-1 amidebuten-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z18 1-Propanaminium,2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1- 2398472-25-6 amideoxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z191-Propanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[[(9Z)-1-oxo- 1192549-38-4 amide9-hexadecen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z20 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[[(9Z)-1-oxo- 1192549-39-5 amide9-octadecen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z21 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[[[(2-methyl-1- 239134-89-5 ureaoxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino]propyl]-3- sulfo-, inner salt Z221-Propanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[[(13Z)-1-oxo- 1192549-40-8 amide13-docosen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z23 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[[(9Z)-1-oxo- 2270171-14-5 amide9-docosen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z24 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1-oxo-13- 757177-67-6 amidedocosen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo- Z25 1-Propanaminium,2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1- 1374264-05-7 amideoxo-9-decen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z26 1-Propanaminium,N-[3-[[(2Z)-3-carboxy-1-oxo-2- 1898271-83-4 amidepropen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl- 3-sulfo- Z271-Propanaminium, N-[3-[(3-carboxy-1-oxo-2-propen- 1898271-85-6 amide1-yl)amino]propyl]-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo- Z28 1-Propanaminium,2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 1374264-29-5 amide[[(9E)-1-oxo-9-dodecen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z291-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1- 1374570-99-6 amideoxo-9-dodecen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z301-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 1192549-36-2 amide[[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-hexadecen-1-yl]amino]propyl]-3- sulfo-, inner salt Z311-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1- 1948218-32-3 amideoxo-9-octadecen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z321-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1- 250140-88-6 amideoxo-13-docosen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z331-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 2426578-28-9 amide[[(9E,12E,15E)-1-oxo-9,12,15-heptadecatrien-1- yl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-Z34 1-Propanaminium, 3,3′-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1- 1359860-44-8 amideyl)imino]bis[N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, bis(inner salt) Z352-Butanaminium, N,N′-[[(1-oxo-2-propen-1- 1916509-55-1 amideyl)imino]di-3,1-propanediyl]bis[N,N-dimethyl-4-sulfo-, bis(inner salt)Z36 1-Propanaminium, 3-[[[(6- 2475658-90-1 ureaisocyanatohexyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]- N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-,inner salt Z37 1-Propanaminium, 3-[[[[4-[(4- 2475658-89-8 ureaisocyanatocyclohexyl)methyl]cyclohexyl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z38 1-Propanaminium,3-[[[[(5-isocyanato-1,3,3- 2475658-88-7 ureatrimethylcyclohexyl)methyl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt

Additional zwitterionic monomers that are able to participate in radicalpolymerization may be generated from known zwitterionic compounds byfunctionalizing such compounds with an radically polymerizableunsaturated functional group to allow for participation inpolymerization reactions. Such zwitterionic compounds include thoseshown in Table 2, among others.

TABLE 2 ID # Zwitterionic Compound Name CAS Linkage Z39 1-Propanaminium,3-[(4-heptylbenzoyl)amino]-N,N- 565454-38-8 amidedimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z40 1-Propanaminium,3-[(4-decylbenzoyl)amino]-N,N- 216667-43-5 amidedimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z41 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[[4- 565454-42-4 amide(octyloxy)benzoyl]amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z421-Propanaminium, N-ethyl-2-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-[3- 1262437-92-2 amide[(4-octylbenzoyl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z43 1-Propanaminium,3-[(hydroxymethyl)(3- 82130-38-9 amidepyridinylcarbonyl)amino]-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3- sulfopropyl)-, inner saltZ44 1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-[3-[[(3′,6′-dihydroxy-3- 1349808-51-0amide oxospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthen]-5-yl)carbonyl]amino]propyl]-N-methyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z451-Propanaminium, 3-[(4-carboxy-1-oxobutyl)amino]- 1349809-05-7 amideN-[3-[[(3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthen]-5-yl)carbonyl]amino]propyl]-N-methyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z46 1,3-Propanediaminium,N1,N1,N3,N3-tetramethyl-N1,N3- 1242745-61-4 alkyl bis(3-sulfopropyl)-,bis(inner salt) Z47 1-Propanaminium, 3-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-1379044-68-4 alkyl N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z48 1-Propanaminium,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-[(2- 1379044-66-2 alkylhydroxyethyl)methylamino]-N-methyl-N-(3- sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z491-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N-[3-[(2- 66137-96-0 alkylhydroxyethyl)methylamino]propyl]-N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z501-Propanaminium, N-[3-(formylamino)propyl]-2- 120128-91-8 amidehydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z51 1-Propanaminium,3-[(3-mercapto-1-oxopropyl)amino]- 2245191-34-6 amideN,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z52 1,3-Propanediaminium,N1,N3-bis(2-hydroxy-3- 97919-34-1 alkylsulfopropyl)-N1,N1,N3,N3-tetramethyl-, bis(inner salt) Z531-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3- 54580-96-0 alkylsulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z54 1-Propanaminium,3-amino-N-(3-aminopropyl)-N- 1307950-88-4 alkylmethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z55 1-Propanaminium,3-isocyano-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3- 260049-81-8 alkyl sulfopropyl)-, innersalt Z56 1-Propanaminium, N-(3-aminopropyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N- 86880-59-3alkyl dimethyl-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z57 1-Propanaminium,3-(chloroamino)-2-hydroxy-N,N- 123647-83-6 alkyldimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z58 1-Propanaminium,3-[(3-carboxy-1-oxopropyl)amino]- 936249-36-4 amideN,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z59 1-Propanaminium,N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-[(1-oxo-12- 2378647-08-4 amidethioxotridecyl)amino]propyl]-3-sulfo-, inner salt Z60 1-Propanaminium,3-[(4-carboxy-1-oxobutyl)amino]- 1675837-71-4 amideN,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt Z61 1-Propanaminium,3-[[5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl)-1- 1422670-59-4 amideoxopentyl]amino]-N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt

The bulk material of the chromatographic material may be selected, forexample, from (a) inorganic materials (e.g., silica, alumina, titania,zirconia, etc.), (b) organic polymeric materials, (c) hybridinorganic-organic materials, (d) materials having an inorganic core withone or more hybrid inorganic-organic shell layers or with one or moreorganic polymer shell layers, (e) materials having a hybridinorganic-organic core with one or more inorganic shell layers or withone or more organic polymer shell layers, (f) materials having anorganic polymer core with one or more inorganic shell layers or with oneor more hybrid inorganic-organic shell layers, or (g) materials having ahybrid inorganic-organic core with one or more different hybridinorganic-organic shell layers, among other possibilities.

In various embodiments, the bulk material of the chromatographicmaterial may comprise a silicon-based material. For example, the bulkmaterial of the chromatographic material may be silica in someembodiments.

As another example, in some embodiments, the bulk material of thechromatographic material may comprise a silicon-based inorganic-organichybrid material that includes inorganic regions in which the materialcomprises silicon atoms having four silicon-oxygen bonds and hybridregions in which the material comprises silicon atoms having one or moresilicon-oxygen bonds and one or more silicon-carbon bonds. In some casesthe hybrid regions may comprise a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene,alkenylene, alkynylene or arylene moiety bridging two or more siliconatoms. For example the hybrid regions may comprise a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₁₈ alkylene, C₂-C₁₈ alkenylene, C₂-C₁₈ alkynylene orC₆-C₁₈ arylene moiety bridging two or more silicon atoms. In particularembodiments, the hybrid regions may comprise a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆ alkylene moiety bridging two or more silicon atoms,including methylene, dimethylene or trimethylene moieties bridging twosilicon atoms. In particular embodiments, the hybrid regions comprisesmay comprise ≡Si—(CH₂)_(n)—Si≡ moieties, where n is an integer, and maybe equal to 1, 2, 3, 4 or more.

In various embodiments, the silicon-based inorganic-organic hybrid bulkmaterial may be formed by hydrolytically condensing one or more silanecompounds, which typically include (a) one or more silane compounds ofthe formula SiZ₁Z₂Z₃Z₄, where Z₁, Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄ are independentlyselected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and C₁-C₄alkyl, although at most three of Z₁, Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄ can be C₁-C₄ alkyl,for example, tetraalkoxysilanes, including tetra-C₁-C₄-alkoxysilanessuch as tetramethoxysilane or tetraethoxysilane, alkyl-trialkoxysilanes,for example, C₁-C₄-alkyl-tri-C₁-C₄-alkoxysilanes, such as methyltriethoxysilane, methyl trimethoxysilane, or ethyl triethoxysilane, anddialkyl-dialkoxysilanes, for example,C₁-C₄-dialkyl-di-C₁-C₄-alkoxysilanes, such as dimethyl diethoxysilane,dimethyl dimethoxysilane, or diethyl diethoxysilane, among many otherpossibilities and/or (b) one or more compounds of the formula SiZ₁Z₂Z₃—R—SiZ₄Z₅Z₆, where Z₁, Z₂ and Z₃ are independently selected fromCl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and C₁-C₄ alkyl, although atmost two of Z₁, Z₂ and Z₃ can be C₁-C₄ alkyl, where Z₄, Z₅ and Z₆ areindependently selected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino,and C₁-C₄ alkyl, although at most two of Z₄, Z₅ and Z₆ can be C₁-C₄alkyl, where R is an organic radical, for example, selected from C₁-C₁₈alkylene, C₂-C₁₈ alkenylene, C₂-C₁₈ alkynylene or C₆-C₁₈ arylene groups,for example, C₁-C₄ alkylene in various embodiments. Examples includebis(trialkoxysilyl)alkanes, for instance,bis(tri-C₁-C₄-alkoxysilyl)C₁-C₄-alkanes such asbis(trimethoxysilyl)methane, bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane,bis(triethoxysilyl)methane, and bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane, among manyother possibilities.

In some embodiments, silicon-based inorganic-organic hybrid bulkmaterial may be formed by hydrolytically condensing one or morealkoxysilane compounds. Examples of alkoxysilane compounds include, forinstance, tetraalkoxysilanes (e.g., tetramethoxysilane (TMOS),tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), etc.), alkylalkoxysilanes such asalkyltrialkoxysilanes (e.g., methyl trimethoxysilane, methyltriethoxysilane (MTOS), ethyl triethoxysilane, etc.) andbis(trialkoxysilyl)alkanes (e.g., bis(trimethoxysilyl)methane,bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane, bis(triethoxysilyl)methane,bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTE), etc.), as well as combinations of theforegoing. In certain of these embodiments, silicon-basedinorganic-organic hybrid materials may be prepared from two alkoxysilanecompounds, for example, a tetraalkoxysilane such as TMOS or TEOS and analkylalkoxysilane such as MTOS or a bis(trialkoxysilyl)alkane such asBTEE. When BTEE is employed, the resulting materials areorganic-inorganic hybrid materials, which are sometimes referred to asethylene bridged hybrid (BEH) materials and can offer various advantagesover conventional silica, including chemical and mechanical stability.One particular BEH material can be formed from hydrolytic condensationof TEOS and BTEE.

Further inorganic-organic hybrid materials and methods for forminginorganic-organic hybrid particles described in U.S. Pat. No.6,686,035B2, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

The bulk material can be fully or superficially porous and contain asurrounding material that is organic, inorganic or a combination thereofas described in U.S. Pat. No. 10,092,893; in U.S. Patent Publication No.US20130112605; and in U.S. Patent Publication No. US20190015815, whichare hereby incorporated herein by reference.

In various embodiments, the bulk material may comprise a hydrolyticallycondensed alkenyl-functionalized organosilane monomer, thereby providingthe bulk material with alkenyl-functionalized groups from which organicpolymerization can proceed from the bulk material, specifically,polymerization of one or more zwitterionic monomers such as thosepreviously described to form covalently attached zwitterionic polymerssuch as those previously described.

Specific examples of alkenyl-functionalized organosilane monomersinclude 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (also so known as3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, or MAPTMOS,methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, methacryloxypropyltrichlorosilane,vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES), vinyltrimethoxy silane,N-(3-acryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane,(3-acryloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane,O-(methacryloxyethyl)-N-(triethoxysilylpropyl)urethane, N-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane,methacryloxymethyltriethoxysilane, methacryloxymethyltrimethoxysilane,methacryloxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane,methacryloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane,methacryloxypropyltris(methoxyethoxy)silane,3-(N-styrylmethyl-2-aminoethylamino)propyltrimethoxysilanehydrochloride, among others.

In some embodiments, a concentration of silanol groups at a surface of agiven silicon-based material may be reduced by reaction with one or moresuitable organosilane compounds, for example, one or more silanecompounds of the formula SiZ₇Z₈Z₉Z₁₀, where Z₇, Z₈, Z₉ and Z₁₀ areindependently selected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₁₈ alkyl, C₂-C₁₈ alkenyl,C₂-C₁₈ alkynyl or C₆-C₁₈ aryl, wherein at least one and at most three ofZ₇, Z₈, Z₉ and Z₁₀ is C₁-C₁₈ alkyl, C₂-C₁₈ alkenyl, C₂-C₁₈ alkynyl orC₆-C₁₈ aryl. In some embodiments, at least one and at most three of Z₇,Z₈, Z₉ and Z₁₀ is C₁-C₄ alkyl. In certain embodiments, silanol groups ata surface of the silicon-based bulk materials may be reduced inconcentration by reaction with a haloalkylsilane compound selected froma chlorotrialkylsilane, a dichlorodialkylsilane or atrichloroalkylsilane, such as chlorotrimethylsilane,trimethylchlorosilane or dimethyldiclorosilane.

As previously indicated, in various embodiments, the bulk material ofthe chromatographic material may comprise an organic polymer material.In some of these embodiments, the bulk material may comprise an organiccopolymer that comprises residues of at least one hydrophobic organicmonomer and residues of at least one hydrophilic organic monomer.Organic polymer materials commonly contain residualradical-polymerizable unsaturated surface moieties (e.g., ethylenylmoieties, vinyl moieties, methacryloxy moieties, or acryloxy moieties,etc.), from which polymerization of one or more zwitterionic monomerscan proceed.

In certain embodiments, the hydrophilic organic monomer may be selectedfrom organic monomers having an amide group, organic monomers having anester group, organic monomers having a carbonate group, organic monomershaving a carbamate group, organic monomers having a urea group, organicmonomers having a hydroxyl group, and organic monomers havingnitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, among other possibilities.Specific examples of hydrophilic organic monomers include, for example,2-vinylpyridine, 3-vinylpyridine, 4-vinylpyridine, N-vinylpyrrolidone,N-vinyl-piperidone, N-vinyl caprolactam, lower alkyl acrylates (e.g.,methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, etc.), lower alkyl methacrylates (e.g.,methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, etc.), vinyl acetate,acrylamide or methacrylamide, hydroxypolyethoxy allyl ether, ethoxyethyl methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, or diallyl maleate.In particular embodiments, the hydrophilic organic monomer may be amonomer having the following formula,

where n ranges from 1-3 (i.e., N-vinyl pyrrolidone,N-vinyl-2-piperidinone or N-vinyl caprolactam).

In certain embodiments, the hydrophobic organic monomer of the organiccopolymer may comprise a C₂-C₁₈ olefin monomer and/or a monomercomprising a C₆-C₁₈ monocyclic or multicyclic carbocyclic group (e.g., aphenyl group, a phenylene group, naphthalene group, etc.). Specificexamples of hydrophobic organic monomers include, for example,monofunctional and multifunctional aromatic monomers such as styrene anddivinylbenzene, monofunctional and multifunctional olefin monomers suchas ethylene, propylene or butylene, polycarbonate monomers, ethyleneterephthalate, monofunctional and multifunctional fluorinated monomerssuch as fluoroethylene, 1,1-(difluoroethylene), tetrafluoroethylene,chlorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, perfluoropropylvinylether,or perfluoromethylvinylether, monofunctional or multifunctional acrylatemonomers having a higher alkyl or carbocyclic group, for example,monofunctional or multifunctional acrylate monomers having a C₆-C₁₈alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group or a C₆-C₁₈ saturated, unsaturated oraromatic carbocyclic group, monofunctional or multifunctionalmethacrylate monomers having a higher alkyl or carbocyclic group, forexample, monofunctional or multifunctional methacrylate monomers havinga C₆-C₁₈ alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group or a C₆-C₁₈ saturated,unsaturated or aromatic carbocyclic group, among others. In certainembodiments, DVB 80 may be employed, which is an organic monomer mixturethat comprises divinylbenzene (80%) as well as a mixture ofethyl-styrene isomers, diethylbenzene, and can include other isomers aswell.

In certain embodiments, the organic copolymer may comprise residues ofmultifunctional hydrophobic organic monomer such as divinylbenzeneand/or a multifunctional hydrophilic organic monomer, such as ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate, methylene bisacrylamide or allyl methacrylate, inorder to provide crosslinks in the organic copolymer.

In certain embodiments, the organic copolymer may comprise residues ofn-vinyl pyrrolidone or n-vinyl caprolactam as a hydrophilic organicmonomer residues and residues of divinylbenzene as a hydrophobic organicmonomer residues.

Such copolymers may be formed using various methods of free radicalpolymerization well known in the art. Particles may be formed, forexample, as described in U.S. Patent Pub. Nos. 2012/0248033 and2012/0248033

In various embodiments, residual unsaturated groups in the organicpolymer bulk material provide a basis from which organic polymerizationcan proceed from the bulk material, specifically, polymerization of oneor more zwitterionic monomers such as those previously described to formcovalently attached zwitterionic polymers such as those previouslydescribed.

In various embodiments, in addition to a bulk material and azwitterionic polymer covalently linked to a surface of the bulkmaterial, the chromatographic materials of the present disclosure mayfurther comprise (a) hydrophobic surface groups, for example, surfacegroups comprising hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon groups, typically alkylgroups, aromatic groups, or alkyl-aromatic groups, which may containfrom 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and which are optionally substituted with oneor more fluorine atoms, (b) weak cation exchange surface groups, forexample, surface carboxyl groups, and/or (c) weak anion exchange surfacegroups, for example, primary, secondary or tertiary amine surfacegroups.

In various embodiments, the bulk materials described herein may be inmonolithic form.

In various embodiments, the bulk materials described herein may be inparticulate form. For example, the chromatographic materials may be inthe form of particles, typically spherical particles, having a diameterranging from 0.25 to 100 μm, for example, ranging from 0.25 μm to 0.5 μmto 1 μm to 2.5 μm to 5 μm to 10 μm to 25 μm to 50 μm to 100 μm (i.e.,ranging between any two of the preceding values).

In various embodiments, the bulk materials described herein may be aporous material or a superficially porous material (i.e., a materialhaving a non-porous core region and one or more porous shell regionsdisclosed over the core region).

In various embodiments, the porous or superficially porous material mayhave a pore size (average pore diameter) ranging from 45 to 3000Angstroms, for example ranging from 45 to 100 to 250 to 500 to 1000 to3000 Angstroms, as measured by conventional porosimetry methods. Forsub-500 Angstrom pores, the average pore diameter (APD) can be measuredusing the multipoint N₂ sorption method (Micromeritics ASAP 2400;Micromeritics Instruments Inc., Norcross, Ga.), with APD beingcalculated from the desorption leg of the isotherm using the BJH methodas is known in the art. Hg porosimetry may be used for pores that are400 Angstrom or greater, as is known in the art.

In various embodiments, the chromatographic materials described hereinmay stable over pH ranging from 2 to 11.

In some aspects of the present disclosure, the chromatographic materialsdescribed herein may be provided in a suitable chromatographic device.For this purpose, the chromatographic materials described herein may beprovided in conjunction with a suitable housing. The chromatographicmaterial and the housing may be supplied independently, or thechromatographic material may be pre-packaged in the housing, forexample, in the form of a packed bed of chromatographic particles.Housings for use in accordance with the present disclosure commonlyinclude a chamber for accepting and holding chromatographic material. Invarious embodiments, the housings may be provided with an inlet and anoutlet leading to and from the chamber.

Suitable construction materials for the chromatographic housings includeinorganic materials, for instance, metals such as stainless steel andceramics such as glass, as well as synthetic polymeric materials such aspolyethylene, polypropylene, polyether ether ketone (PEEK), andpolytetrafluoroethylene, among others.

In certain embodiments, the chromatographic housings may include one ormore filters which act to hold the chromatographic material in ahousing. Exemplary filters may be, for example, in a form of a membrane,screen, frit or spherical porous filter.

In certain embodiments, the chromatographic device is a chromatographiccolumn.

The present disclosure also provides for a kit comprising thechromatographic materials, housings or devices as described herein andinstructions for use. In one embodiment, the instructions are for usewith a separations device, e.g., a chromatographic column.

In other aspects of the present disclosure, the chromatographicmaterials of the present disclosure can be used in a variety ofchromatographic separation methods. As such, the chromatographic devicesand chromatographic kits described herein can also be utilized for suchmethods. Examples of chromatographic separation methods that thechromatographic materials of the invention can be used in include, butare not limited to, hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC)separations, high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) separations,ultra-high liquid chromatography (UHLC) separations, normal-phaseseparations, reversed-phase separations, chiral separations,supercritical fluid chromatography SFC separations, affinityseparations, perfusive separations, and size-exclusion chromatography(SEC) separations, or multimode separations, among others.

The chromatographic materials, devices and kits of the presentdisclosure may be used for chromatographic separations of smallmolecules, carbohydrates, antibodies, whole proteins, peptides, and/orDNA, among other species.

Such chromatographic separations may comprise loading a sample onto achromatographic material in accordance with the present disclosure andeluting adsorbed species from the chromatographic material with a mobilephase.

Such chromatographic separations may be performed in conjunction with avariety of aqueous and/or organic mobile phases (i.e., in mobile phasesthat contain water, an organic solvent, or a combination of water andorganic solvent) and in conjunction with a variety of mobile phasegradients, including solvent species gradients, temperature gradients,pH gradients, salt concentration gradients, or gradients of otherparameters.

In the specific case of HILIC separations, a typical mobile phaseincludes acetonitrile (ACN) with a small amount of water. However, anyaprotic solvent miscible with water may be used as a polar aproticsolvent, including acetonitrile, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, methylenechloride, ethyl acetate, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide,dioxane and dimethyl ether, among others.

Example 1

BEH porous hybrid particles were prepared following the method asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,686,035 (incorporated herein by referencein its entirety) and surface modified by techniques known to thoseskilled in the art. More particularly, anhydrous BEH porous hybridparticles were surface modified with an alkenyl-functionalizedorganosilane (methacryloxypropyltrichlorosilane) through a reaction intoluene at elevated temperature for 4 h in the presence of a catalyst(diisopropylethylamine). The reaction mixture was cooled, and theparticles were isolated, washed, transferred to a clean reaction vessel,heated for 3 h in an aqueous acetone solution (pH 7), cooled, isolated,washed, and dried under vacuum.

TABLE 3 Surface Coverage by % C Product (μmol/m²) 1a 1.76 1b 1.76 1c1.82 1d 1.58 1e 2.75 1f 2.05 1g 1.72

Example 2

Polymerization of a zwitterionic polymer was then conducted from thealkenyl-functionalized surface of the modified BEH particles of Example1 along the lines schematically shown in FIG. 1 using techniques knownto those skilled in the art. More particularly, either zwitterionicsulfobetaine monomer (Z1, dimethyl(methacryloylaminopropyl) ammoniumpropane sulfonate (Amide DMAPS), or Z2, dimethyl(methacryloyloxyethyl)ammonium propane sulfonate (Ester DMAPS monomer), from Table 4) wascovalently bonded to the alkenyl-functionalized surface of the surfacemodified BEH particles of Example 1 by polymerization in the presence ofa polymerization initiator in aqueous methanol solution at elevatedtemperature for 3-20 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled, and theparticles were isolated, washed, transferred into a clean reactionvessel, heated in an aqueous solution (pH 2-10), cooled, isolated,washed to neutral pH, and dried under vacuum. The resulting particleswere submitted for elemental analysis, specifically, CHN (carbon,hydrogen and nitrogen analysis) and TGA (thermogravimetric analysis).Several prototypes formed from Amide DMAPS and Ester DMAPS are shown inTable 5.

TABLE 4 Reference Designation Zwitterionic Monomer Name Name Z1Dimethyl(methacryloylaminopropyl) Amide ammonium propane sulfonate DMAPSZ2 Dimethyl(methacryloyloxyethyl) Ester ammonium propane sulfonate DMAPS

TABLE 5 Surface Precursor Monomer Monomer Coverage by % N Product NameType Charge (M) (μmol/m²) 2a 1a Z1 0.19 2.34 2b 1b Z2 0.19 2.37 2c 1b Z10.18 2.41 2d 1a Z1 0.11 2.02 2e 1a Z1 0.15 2.30 2f 1c Z2 0.09 1.86 2g 1gZ1 0.34 4.22

Example 3

The method as described in Example 2 is expanded to include otherzwitterionic monomers of interest, such as, but not limited to thoseadditional monomers listed in Table 1 in combination with precursorparticles capable of participating in polymerization, for example,particles such as the BEH particles described in Example 1 μmodifiedwith a methacrylate silane monomer.

Example 4

Prototypes prepared from the methods described in Examples 1 and 2,specifically, the products of Product 2a and Product 2b in Table 5, werepacked into 2.1×100 mm columns and evaluated for stationary phase bleedduring LC/MS (see FIGS. 2A-2B, FIGS. 3A-3B, and Table 6, which shows theLC gradient used for the evaluations, where mobile phase A isacetonitrile and mobile phase B is 20 mM ammonium carbonate, pH 9.0)using the instrument and conditions described as follows: System: WatersACQUITY I-Class with CM and XEVO G2-XS Q TOF; Columns: 2.1×100 mm;Column Temp: 30° C.; Mobile Phase A: acetonitrile; Mobile Phase B: 20 mMammonium carbonate, pH 9.0; Flow Rate: 0.4 μmL/min (for commerciallyavailable Zwitterionic HILIC column, flow rate: 0.2 μmL/min); Gradient:See Table 6, Sample: None; Detection: XEVO Q TOF in ESI positive (1 kV)mode.

TABLE 6 Time (min) Flow (mL/min) % A % B Initial 0.4 80 20 8.00 0.4 2080 9.00 0.4 20 80 10.00 0.4 80 20 15.00 0.4 80 20

Base peak intensity (BPI) chromatograms (FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 2C, andFIG. 2D) and relevant spectra taken at specified time intervals (FIG.2E, FIG. 2F, FIG. 2G and FIG. 2H) are shown for the following: a blankcolumn with no packing (FIG. 2A and FIG. 2E), a column packed with 3.6μm Amide polyDMAPS functionalized BEH (Table 5, Product 2a, FIG. 2B andFIG. 2F), a column packed with 3.6 μm Ester polyDMAPS functionalized BEH(Table 5, Product 2b, FIG. 2C and FIG. 2G), and a 5 μm commerciallyavailable Zwitterionic column (FIG. 2D and FIG. 2H. The extractedspectra from the base peak intensity (BPI) chromatograms at thespecified time intervals (FIG. 2E, FIG. 2F, FIG. 2G and FIG. 2H) showthat the most intense ion present in both the Ester polyDMAPS andcommercially available Zwitterionic HILIC column (i.e., 212 m/z), doesnot appear to be present in the Amide polyDMAPS column.

Extracted ion chromatograms (XIC) with normalized axes confirm no signalat 212 m/z for the Amide polyDMAPS column (FIG. 3A for product 2a, FIG.3B for product 2b, and FIG. 3C for commercially available ZwitterionicHILIC column). Analogous to cleavage at the ester moiety in EsterpolyDMAPS materials resulting in an MS signal at 212 m/z, cleavage atthe amide moiety in Amide polyDMAPS would theoretically result in an MSsignal at 224 m/z; signal intensity at 224 m/z, however, is nearlyundetectable for the Amide polyDMAPS under these conditions (FIG. 3D forproduct 2a, FIG. 3E for product 2b, and FIG. 3F for commerciallyavailable Zwitterionic HILIC column).

1. A chromatographic material comprising (a) a bulk material and (b) azwitterionic polymer covalently linked to a surface of the bulkmaterial, the zwitterionic polymer comprising one or more monomerresidues that comprise an amide or urea moiety, a positively chargedmoiety and a negatively charged moiety.
 2. The chromatographic materialof claim 1, wherein the amide or urea moiety, the positively chargedmoiety and the negatively charged moiety are separated from one anotherby C₁-C₁₂ alkyl groups.
 3. The chromatographic material of claim 2,wherein the positively charged moiety is a quaternary ammonium moietyand wherein the negatively charged moiety is a sulfate moiety, asulfonate moiety, a phosphate moiety or a phosphonate moiety.
 4. Thechromatographic material of claim 1, wherein the zwitterionic polymercomprises a residue of a monomer that comprises a sulfobetaine moietycontaining an amide linkage or a urea linkage.
 5. The chromatographicmaterial of claim 1, wherein the zwitterionic polymer comprises adi-C₁-C₅-alkyl(methacryloylamino-C₁-C₁₂-alkyl) ammonium C₁-C₁₂-alkanesulfonate monomer residue.
 6. The chromatographic material of claim 1,wherein the zwitterionic polymer comprises adimethyl(methacryloylaminopropyl) ammonium propane sulfonate monomerresidue.
 7. The chromatographic material of claim 1, wherein thezwitterionic polymer is covalently linked to the surface of the bulkmaterial through a residue of an organosilane monomer that is able toparticipate in radical polymerization.
 8. The chromatographic materialof claim 1, wherein the zwitterionic polymer is covalently linked to thesurface of the bulk material through a residue of analkenyl-functionalized organosilane monomer.
 9. The chromatographicmaterial of claim 8, wherein the alkenyl-functionalized organosilanemonomer is selected from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MAPTMOS),methacryloxypropyltrichlorosilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane,vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES), vinyltrimethoxy silane,N-(3-acryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane,(3-acryloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane,O-(methacryloxyethyl)-N-(triethoxysilylpropyl)urethane, N-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-3-aminopropyltricthoxysilane,methacryloxymethyltriethoxysilane, methacryloxymethyltrimethoxysilane,methacryloxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane,methacryloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane,methacryloxypropyltris(methoxyethoxy)silane, or3-(N-styrylmethyl-2-aminoethylamino)propyltrimethoxysilanehydrochloride.
 10. The chromatographic material of claim 1, wherein thebulk material is a porous or a superficially porous material.
 11. Thechromatographic material of claim 10, wherein the chromatographicmaterial has a surface pore size ranging from 45 to 3000 Å.
 12. Thechromatographic material of claim 1, wherein the bulk material is amonolithic material.
 13. The chromatographic material of claim 1,wherein the bulk material is a particulate material.
 14. Thechromatographic material of claim 13, wherein the particulate materialhas a particle size ranging from 0.3 to 100 μm.
 15. The chromatographicmaterial of claim 1, wherein the chromatographic material is stable overpH ranging from 2 to
 11. 16. The chromatographic material of claim 1,wherein the bulk material comprises an inorganic material, a hybridinorganic-organic material, an organic polymeric material, or acombination thereof.
 17. The chromatographic material of claim 1,wherein the bulk material comprises an inorganic-organic hybrid materialthat comprises a network of (a) silicon atoms having four silicon-oxygenbonds and (b) silicon atoms having one or more silicon-oxygen bonds andone or more silicon-carbon bonds.
 18. The chromatographic material ofclaim 17, wherein the bulk material comprises a substituted orunsubstituted alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene or arylene moietybridging two or more silicon atoms.
 19. The chromatographic material ofclaim 1, wherein the bulk material, is formed by hydrolyticallycondensing (a) one or more silane compounds of the formula SiZ₁Z₂Z₃Z₄,where Z₁, Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄ are independently selected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and C₁-C₄ alkyl, although at most three of Z₁,Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄ can be C₁-C₄ alkyl, and/or (b) one or more compounds ofthe formula SiZ₄Z₅Z₆—R—SiZ₇Z₈Z₉, where Z₄, Z₅ and Z₆ are independentlyselected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and C₁-C₄alkyl, although at most two of Z₄, Z₅ and Z₆ can be C₁-C₄ alkyl, Z₇, Z₈and Z₉ are independently selected from Cl, Br, I, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄alkylamino, and C₁-C₄ alkyl, although at most two of Z₇, Z₈ and Z₉ canbe C₁-C₄ alkyl and where R is C₁-C₄ alkyl.
 20. The chromatographicmaterial of claim 1, wherein the zwitterionic polymer further comprisesweak cation exchange groups or weak anion exchange groups.
 21. Thechromatographic material of claim 20, the weak cation exchange groupscomprise carboxyl groups and the weak anion exchange groups compriseprimary, secondary or tertiary amine groups.
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